No. The Royals were hitting him #2. He's an AVG guy, but not a very good OBP guy. Strikes out too much to hit in the first two slots. Best hitting in the bottom half of the lineup. #6 on a National League team with decent bats hitting in the right slots. #5 if your lineup sucks, #7 if it's really good. #2 was a terrible fit, but the Royals didn't want to move guys from where they were projected to be hitting in the future.

This should allow the Royals to move Gordo to #2 where he belongs and get Cain into the lead-off slot. Otherwise, I think we're looking at Gio hitting #2.

Sanchez is certainly better than Perez, another dumb ass move for Sabean

Not a bad move at all. Sanchez was incredibly inconsistent, giving up a billion walks every game and always on the DL. With Cain, Bumgarner, Surkamp, Vogelsong, Lincecum, and Zito, their was no room for Sanchez. If Cabrera bats anywhere above .250 it's an instant upgrade to the lineup.

Good luck trying to solve Sanchez's control problems and his 2 year old mentality.

I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

Sanchez is certainly better than Perez, another dumb ass move for Sabean

Being better than Perez doesn't make a player in any way valuable. It's a shame that this trade is getting any sort of attention. It's a 4th OF for a back-end of the rotation starter. Nobody is going to gain much from this, but both teams filled the more pressing need. Now, everybody can and should continue to not care about these two players.